Originally sited in the former Methodist Chapel in Chapel Lane, two plaques to the fallen men of World War I and World War II were relocated to the Parish Rooms in September 2020. The Parish Council also purchased a new plaque detailing the origin of the Chapel plaques and all the names of those from the Village who fell in both World Wars. Thanks go to the Rev T Simms, formerly of the Methodist Chapel who performed a rededication service on 13th July 2021 and to local businesses Edmund Nagle, Yoxall Ltd and Whitby’s who removed, restored and mounted the plaques free of charge, and also to Bob Heaton who co-ordinated the whole project.

There are a number of significant sporting events taking place this weekend, and the Parish Council have been pre-warned that resourcing the train operations is proving a challenge as well as the ongoing ordinary issues with train crew availability. In addition, there are some pre-planned engineering works on the West Coast Main Line which alter West Midlands and other operators timetables.

West Midlands Railway are planning to run as many trains as they can, protecting last services from the major towns and cities that they serve such as London, Liverpool and Birmingham. They will also have standby rail replacement bus services available at locations across routes to step in if necessary.

The message to passengers is please check before you travel.

The War Memorial standing outside St Mary’s Church, Weaverham was dedicated and unveiled on 24^th July 1921.  Weaverham Parish Council is arranging a service to commemorate the centenary of the memorial on Saturday, 24^th July 2021 at 11:00am.

As Acton Bridge is within the ecclesiastical parish of Weaverham there are some Acton Bridge residents named on the memorial.

Weaverham Parish Council would, therefore, like to extend an invitation to Acton Bridge Parish Council and any residents of Acton Bridge who may wish to do so, to attend the service, which will be held next to the Memorial.  There will be light refreshments in the Church Hall after the service.

Locations and dates for the walk-in roving NHS vaccination clinic:

1842 – Vaccination Clinics w/c 5 July

Meetings of the Parish Council were suspended in June and July because of the spike in Covid infections in the locality.  The Parish Council business has, in this period, been monitored by the team initially established at the outset of the pandemic (before Zoom) consisting of Chairman (Bob Holt) Vice-Chairman (Trevor Brocklebank) and Clerk (Carole Robinson).  Full consultation was maintained with all Council Members by email. Residents could also contact the Clerk by email if they wished (clerk@actonbridgeparishcouncil.org).

Prior to this latest re-arrangement, the Parish Council business had been successfully managed using ‘Zoom’ during the restrictions imposed to combat the virus.  When further meetings by ‘Zoom’ were prohibited, as decided by the High Court judgement in May, arrangements had been made for face-to-face Parish Council meetings to resume in June. A risk assessment and a strategy for attendance had been completed but these actions were negated by the surge in infections. It is now anticipated that the next meeting of the Parish Council will be face-to-face in September, all being well. August has been set as the ‘holiday month’ of the Parish Council for many years.

The Parish Council AGM was held on Tuesday 4^th May at 7-30pm, by Zoom but before the High Court judgement came into force.  Minutes of AGM and the May meeting are on the web site.

Summer opening hours are 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. from May to September.  To help maintain the highest standards,  Gorstage Cemetery gates will be locked outside these hours. (May – Sept 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.). If you require access to the cemetery outside opening hours, please contact the Clerk on 07594 297691 or email: gorstagecemetery@outlook.com

Are you aged 40 or over and haven’t yet had your first vaccination against COVID-19 or do you know someone who falls into this group (family member, friend, neighbour, etc.)? Please find attached a flyer/poster for the roving COVID-19 vaccination clinics taking place across the borough next week including Northwich. 

There is a walk-in clinic for vaccination on 18th June 2021 in Northwich. Please see the information on the attached poster:

The government has recently launched a consultation in to improving broadband connectivity in rural areas. The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has put out a questionnaire to Parish Councils so they can contribute to the discussion. Acton Bridge Parish Council would like to respond to this questionnaire on behalf of the village’s residents. The Parish Council has launched a survey which it is asking residents to fill in. The information gathered will be used to inform the response to the main NALC survey. The survey is online and can be accessed by clicking this link.

The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes to fill in; it will close at the end of Sunday 23rd May. The Parish Council encourages as many residents to fill it out as possible. Thank you in advance.

Please find attached link to a temporary road closure notice for Cliff Road, Acton Bridge which commences on 4th May 2021  This is necessary for safety reasons to enable working on over head lines on behalf of Scottish power and will be carried out by SP Energy Networks. The works are expected to last for 2 days:

https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1452/5-day-notice_122034537_3318794_5fe273ab55.pdf

Should you require any further information regarding this closure, please contact Steve Bentley on 0300 123 7036.